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[Bravo]

Yes @Evermont , I totally agree that we must be one of the touch-points. For me it's so abundantly clear reading between the lines from Markus Shafer's LinkedIn blog written just one month ago which states the following.

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IN THE LOOP: NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING | Markus Schäfer | 23 comments

My new “In the Loop” series kicks off with #Neuromorphic Computing – the clear winner of my poll a few weeks ago. For those unfamiliar, this highly… | 23 comments on LinkedIn

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In addition...Google will be deeply integrated within the Mercedes user interface. (UI/UX), the same place where the "Hey Mercedes" voice assistant resides, with hot word detection made 5-10 times more efficient than conventional voice control thanks to AKIDA..

You Can Now Watch TikTok In Your Mercedes

In a brand partnership that will delight road safety authorities, Mercedes E-Class drivers will soon be able to watch TikTok videos while they're cruising around.

www.bandt.com.au

Software-defined vehicles drive next-gen connected EV development - Embedded.com

Software-defined vehicles, software-based simulation and neural processors in EVs and connected cars, with a look at developments from General Motors, Mercedes-Benz and Blackberry.

www.embedded.com

 

[Techinvestor17]

Don’t mean to get in the road of good reasearch but can someone please explain how it possible for the gross short interest to go from 119 million on the 21st to 105 million on the 22nd when only 5 million in volume was traded on the 22nd.

 

[Fact Finder]

Someone please help me.

We all know Prophesee and Synsense are friends with benefits.
but
How come Qualcomm didn't go out with Synsense?

Does Prophesee make Synsense sexier?
or the other way?

Does Akida make Prophesee sexier? YES

Please someone help


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Hi @miaeffect

Qualcomm has Snapdragon based on Von Neumann architectures. Using a convertor it can process the spikes coming from Prophesee's vision sensor.

SynSense has an optimised CNN. Using a convertor it can process the spikes coming from Prophesee's vision sensor.

Prophesee's Luca Verre said in the podcast, (and you should listen to it again as I am paraphrasing) that all its previous attempts at processing the spikes coming from the Prophesee vision sensor were compromised by reason of the performance of the various processors that it had been connected too as it needed a human brain to process its human eye like processor.

Prophesee's vision sensor in other words needed a natively spiking neuropmorphic processor or human like brain to maximise its potential.

AKIDA technology provides this type of processor which is protected by patents and unlike anything anyone else in the world can supply to Prophesee. As Mercedes Benz states in the above post by @Bravo 'even a little bit of human brain like processing can do astonishing things'.

It really is just that simple.

If Sony, Qualcomm, Apple, Google, NASA, DARPA etc; want to maximise the performance of the Prophesee vision sensor they need the AKIDA Brain.

They can of course all go with second best though it does seem Mercedes Benz is not prepared to compromise and run with a less intelligent alternative than AKIDA provides. In due course all will follow or go the way of Kodak.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Fullmoonfever]

Appears Dr Posch presenting at Cern end of next week.

Neuromorphic Event-based Vision: Technology and Applications

Neuromorphic event-based vision is an emerging paradigm of acquisition and processing of visual information that takes inspiration from the functioning of the human vision system, attempting to recreate Nature's visual information acquisition and processing on VLSI silicon. In contrast to...

indico.cern.ch

 

[Fullmoonfever]

With regards to Hey Mercedes, would appear for this current release in the E Class they are dropping the wake word.

Probs a branding thing as well with Hey Google, Hey Alexa stuff...maybe MB want be diff.

They are working with AI to "learn" the occupants routines / preferences etc which presume is ML algos.

From a recent MB UK press release.

https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://mercedes-benz-media.co.uk/assets/documents/original/41953-PIW214EntertainmentInterieuren.docx&ved=2ahUKEwjtp_a--bb9AhXLs1YBHRtDAf44KBAWegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw1kIVCbEkvKZ95nf3qAvbWP

 

[Diogenese]

Prophesee Pixel Patent:
US11212470B2 Dynamic, single photodiode pixel circuit and operating method thereof

There is a good deal of signal processing circuitry associated with each pixel of the Prophesee photoreceptor.

[0060] FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a pixel circuit according to a possible embodiment of the invention,

[0061] FIGS. 2 and 3 show simplified diagrams of exemplary embodiments of transient detector circuits for detecting changes in the photoreceptor signal;

[0063] FIGS. 6 and 7 show simplified diagrams of exemplary embodiments of photoreceptor circuits; (PD = Photo diode, the light receptor)

[0064] FIG. 8 shows a simplified diagram of a gain stage for amplifying changes in the photoreceptor signal prior to its exploitation by the transient detector circuit and by the exposure measurement circuit;


Sony has 3D IC technology which enables the photo deterctor to be built on the top layer and the control circuitry to be built underneath, increasing the area available for the photo detector to receive light and improve sensitivity.

 

[Diogenese]

Appears Dr Posch presenting at Cern end of next week.

Neuromorphic Event-based Vision: Technology and Applications

Neuromorphic event-based vision is an emerging paradigm of acquisition and processing of visual information that takes inspiration from the functioning of the human vision system, attempting to recreate Nature's visual information acquisition and processing on VLSI silicon. In contrast to...

indico.cern.ch

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Hi Fmf,

Dr Posch is a co-inventor of the Prophesee pixel patent above.

 

[Diogenese]

With regards to Hey Mercedes, would appear for this current release in the E Class they are dropping the wake word.

Probs a branding thing as well with Hey Google, Hey Alexa stuff...maybe MB want be diff.

They are working with AI to "learn" the occupants routines / preferences etc which presume is ML algos.

From a recent MB UK press release.

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https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://mercedes-benz-media.co.uk/assets/documents/original/41953-PIW214EntertainmentInterieuren.docx&ved=2ahUKEwjtp_a--bb9AhXLs1YBHRtDAf44KBAWegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw1kIVCbEkvKZ95nf3qAvbWP

Hi Fmf,

I read that as an option:
"When the function is activated ... "

On this interpretation "Hey Mercedes" is still available.

 

[Fullmoonfever]

Hi Fmf,

I read that as an option:
"When the function is activated ... "

On this interpretation "Hey Mercedes" is still available.

Yeah, another poss way to interpret for sure.

 

[IloveLamp]

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[buena suerte :-)]

NDAs have been discussed a lot on here and how important they are to our customers who are looking for an advantage over their competitors. But it seems to me that these NDAs have been very advantageous to Brainchip. They have allowed Brainchip to work quietly in the background, proving their technology to industry leaders. How many of our competitors have we already beaten through the partnerships we have formed and the ecosystem that we have created?
If Akida is on a path to being used by Qualcomm via Prophesee, which I believe the indicators are pointing to, then is it any wonder that Sean and the team are keeping tight lipped?

Stealth it is Slade !

1) Taking place in secret. Stealth mode often refers to the policy of a startup when developing a unique product or that an established company takes when creating something new. Everyone is sworn to secrecy, and a low profile is kept until launch time. 'And then out of nowhere 'The noise'

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[equanimous]

Someone please help me.

We all know Prophesee and Synsense are friends with benefits.
but
How come Qualcomm didn't go out with Synsense?

Does Prophesee make Synsense sexier?
or the other way?

Does Akida make Prophesee sexier? YES

Please someone help


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It looks like a

Ménage à trois​

 

[Taproot]

Hi @miaeffect

Qualcomm has Snapdragon based on Von Neumann architectures. Using a convertor it can process the spikes coming from Prophesee's vision sensor.

SynSense has an optimised CNN. Using a convertor it can process the spikes coming from Prophesee's vision sensor.

Prophesee's Luca Verre said in the podcast, (and you should listen to it again as I am paraphrasing) that all its previous attempts at processing the spikes coming from the Prophesee vision sensor were compromised by reason of the performance of the various processors that it had been connected too as it needed a human brain to process its human eye like processor.

Prophesee's vision sensor in other words needed a natively spiking neuropmorphic processor or human like brain to maximise its potential.

AKIDA technology provides this type of processor which is protected by patents and unlike anything anyone else in the world can supply to Prophesee. As Mercedes Benz states in the above post by @Bravo 'even a little bit of human brain like processing can do astonishing things'.

It really is just that simple.

If Sony, Qualcomm, Apple, Google, NASA, DARPA etc; want to maximise the performance of the Prophesee vision sensor they need the AKIDA Brain.

They can of course all go with second best though it does seem Mercedes Benz is not prepared to compromise and run with a less intelligent alternative than AKIDA provides. In due course all will follow or go the way of Kodak.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

BOOM !!

 

[Taproot]

BOOM !!

16:35 - 18:41
Solving motion blur.

19:42 - 20.07
Rob letting US know where the Prophesee / Brainchip collaboration is headed ( into mobile phones ! )

25:35 - 28:35
Jerry Maguire " You complete me " moment !

 

[Diogenese]

16:35 - 18:41
Solving motion blur.

19:42 - 20.07
Rob letting US know where the Prophesee / Brainchip collaboration is headed ( into mobile phones ! )

25:35 - 28:35
Jerry Maguire " You complete me " moment !

25:40 - " ... the excitement on Christoph's face ..." on seeing a demonstration of Akida with Prophesee DVS at Laguna Hills - Christoph being the inventor of Prophesee DVS.

 

[equanimous]

16:35 - 18:41
Solving motion blur.

19:42 - 20.07
Rob letting US know where the Prophesee / Brainchip collaboration is headed ( into mobile phones ! )

25:35 - 28:35
Jerry Maguire " You complete me " moment !

 

[Deadpool]

It looks like a

Ménage à trois​

 

[Deadpool]

Another couple of smart aussie companies that may just benefit from that unicorn ASX listed company, that some in the know have described as science fiction and the AI experts.

BAE systems Aust and Innovaero, vertical takeoff drone.

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[Steve10]

Prophesee & Qualcomm announcement is the worst kept secret after Qualcomm announced the partnership last month.

Prophesee didn't answer my email a few weeks ago when I asked about the Qualcomm relationship. Images in today's announcement are from Qualcomm presentation.

Qualcomm have never mentioned they have partnered with SynSense & will be using Speck. They mentioned Prophesee will be in smartphones in 2023. Brainchip tape out at Global Foundries whose biggest customer is Qualcomm. I think Akida IP is going into Qualcomm chips H2 CY2023 for Prophesee's metavision sensor.

I emailed BRN asking about average chip cost as $20 previously mentioned by LDN & percentage royalty as ARM is about 2-3% but Tony didn't want to provide me with any numbers. I also mentioned the smartphone market so may have touched on something sensitive.

 

[IloveLamp]